Finding Audrey

By Author / Illustrator

Sophie Kinsella

Genre

Adventure

Age range(s)

11+

Publisher

Penguin Random House Children's UK

ISBN

9780857534583

Format

Hardback

Published

04-06-2015

Synopsis

From the bestselling author of the Shopaholic series comes a story of humour, heart and heartache. Finding Audrey is Sophie Kinsella's first novel for teens, sure to appeal to her legions of adult and young adult fans all over the world. Audrey can't leave the house. she can't even take off her dark glasses inside the house.Then her brother's friend Linus stumbles into her life. With his friendly, orange-slice smile and his funny notes, he starts to entice Audrey out again - well, Starbucks is a start. And with Linus at her side, Audrey feels like she can do the things she'd thought were too scary. Suddenly, finding her way back to the real world seems achievable. Be prepared to laugh, dream and hope with Audrey as she learns that even when you feel like you have lost yourself, love can still find you . . .

Reviews

If you like John Green's The Fault in Ours Stars (TFIOS) you will probably like this similar themed story. Audrey cannot leave the house, she can't even look at people's faces when she talks to them. This is debilitating her life; she doesn't go to school, she doesn't hang out with friends, she doesn't go shopping or do all the other things most teenagers take for granted. Enter Linus, her younger brother's friend, and things begin to change for the better. Audrey begins to find a way to deal with the world. The events that had led up to Audrey's illness are revealed as the story progresses. Kinsella varies the writing style by using scripts from a video diary that Audrey is making to recount events. An online gaming competition takes an important role. This teenage tale includes elements of romance, family, illness and issues. 288 pages / Ages 12+ / Reviewed by Mrs Armstrong-Harris, librarian.